DLP Wilderness First Responder & Wilderness EMT
The Evergreen State College ~ Olympia, WA
Online Presentations
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Wilderness Medicine Training Center
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Our hybrid DLP WFR & WEMT course requires you to successfully complete the online
WFR or WEMT exams prior to attending the
practical session. Use our online case studies
the Wilderness Medicine Handbook, and the presentations on the course web site to prepare for
your online tests and practical session. Access to
the course web site and online test will be sent to
you via email from our office; complete directions
are on the home page of the course web site. If
you have registered and paid for your DLP WFR
& WEMT course and do not receive your login
information, please contact our office.
Refer to the course web site for details:
WFR URL: WildernessFirstResponderOnline.com
WEMT URL: WildernessEMTonline.com
General Presentations
• Course Introduction & Medical/Legal Concepts
• General Concepts in Patient Care
• Body Defenses
• Basic Pharmacology
• Patient Assessment System
Trauma Presentations
• Introduction to Trauma
• Increased ICP & Concussion
• Bleeding & Volume Shock
• Respiratory Distress & Arrest
• Stable & Unstable Extremity Injuries
• Spine & Cord Injuries
• Dislocations
• Wounds
• Focused Spine Assessment
Environmental Presentations
• Dehydration
• Heat Illnesses
• Sun Exposure
• Hypothermia
• Cold Injuries
• Near Drowning
• Allergies
• Wilderness Toxins
• Lightning Injuries
• Acute Mountain Sickness
• Diving Injuries
• Sea & Motion Sickness
Medical Presentations
• Infectious Diseases
• Circulatory System Problems
• Respiratory System Problems
• Gastrointestinal System Problems
• Genitourinary System Problems
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Seizures
• Ear Problems
• Eye Problems
• Nose Problems
• Tooth & Gum Problems
Practical Session
Dates: September 12-16, 2016
Day 1: 8 AM Monday September 12th
• Course Introduction
• Basic Life Support Skills Lab & Simulations
• 3rd Triangle Skills Lab
• Review SOAP Evaluation Process
• Traumatic Video Simulation
• Focused Spine Assessment Lab
• Traumatic Video Simulation
• Case Study Homework
Evening Session
• Adult & Child CPR & AED Skills Lab
Day 2: 8 AM Tuesday September 13th
• Case Study Homework Review
• Basic Extremity Splinting Lab
• Wound Cleaning Lab
• Traumatic Video Simulations
• Case Study Homework
Evening Session
• Injection Lab
• Allergies & Wilderness Bites & Stings Quiz
Day 3: 8 AM Wednesday September 14th
• Case Study Homework Review
• Advanced Extremity Splinting Lab
• Dislocations Lab
• Traumatic Video Simulations
• Case Study Homework
Day 4: 8 AM Thursday September 15th
• Case Study Homework Review
• Spine Management Lab
• Medical Assessment Demo
• Medical Simulations
• Case Study Homework
Evening Session
• Interactive Digital Case Studies
Day 5: 8 AM Friday September 16th
• Case Study Homework Review
• Hypothermia Packaging Lab
• Improvised Litters & Carries Lab
• Mass Casualty Video Simulation
• Course Debrief & Closing
• Clean-up
General Course Information
Courses taught by the Wilderness Medicine Training Center are rigorous and require your full attendance and participation. You may find them mentally, physically, and
emotionally demanding. You should be comfortable reading technical information, be able to write clearly, be able to communicate easily with other people, and you should
be physically capable of lifting and carrying a minimum of 50 pounds without injury. During simulations, skill labs, and demonstrations you will be acting as a patient and as
a rescuer; this requires you to touch and be touched by others during a patient exam and subsequent treatment. To protect your personal space you MUST wear your bathing suit (jog bra) and/or shorts under your simulation clothing for all PAS Labs; they will NOT be cut. During your participation in any Wilderness Medicine Training Center
course, you are responsible for your emotional and physical safety at all times.
The Wilderness Medicine Training Center agrees to present skills and techniques according to the practice guidelines established by the Wilderness Medical Society. The
Wilderness Medicine Training Center is not liable if you do not adhere to those standards in a field situation. Nor does the Wilderness Medicine Training Center authorize you
to use the skills presented. Your authorization will need to come from a licensed medical control (usually a physician advisor).
When you have successfully completed your home study, online testing, and practical session, you will receive a Wilderness First Responder—or Wilderness EMT—and
Wilderness Adult & Child and AED certification from the Wilderness Medicine Training Center. The certification cards acknowledge that you have successfully demonstrated
the skills presented during your course according to the above practice guidelines. They do not certify that you will be able to continue to perform at that level. It is your responsibility to stay current with both your understanding and practice. Most medical control personnel require certification as a base-line for authorization. You must take and
pass an approved Recertification course before your certification expires (see the WMTC web site for details).
During your practical session you will be spending quite a bit of time outside (rain, hopefully sun, etc.) and will likely get very dirty during many of the skills sessions and
simulations. Bring clothing appropriate to the weather. It should be tough and old enough to withstand a beating. You will also need to bring a notebook, pen, pencil, backpack,
water bottle, a pair of heavy hiking socks, and two sets of old clothing that may be cut (two pair of long sleeved shirts, two pair of long pants, and two T-shirts). “Cutable”
clothing is required for simulations and practice. For more details on WMTC courses, please download our Student Booklet; the booklet is available as a pdf file from the
“Downloads & Links” page on our Website.
Course tuition includes instruction, access to a dedicated web site with lecture material, our waterproof field manual the Wilderness Medicine Handbook, and WMTC
Patient SOAP notes. Class begins at 8 AM each morning, breaks for lunch from between 12-1, and the afternoon session ends between 5:30-6 PM. The evening sessions
on days one, two and three typically begin after dinner; exact times will be announced at the start the practical session by your instructor.
You must sign an Agreement of Responsibility (our release form) as it acknowledges your understanding of the above information; if you choose not to sign the agreement,
you will not be able to participate in the course.
DLP Wilderness First Responder & Wilderness EMT Lab Descriptions
• Basic Life Support Lab: Addresses all elements of the Scene size-up and Initial Patient Exam. Cutable simulation clothing is required.
• Adult & Child CPR and AED Skills Lab (evening session): Adult & Child CPR, AED, and Obstructed Airway.
• Wound Cleaning Lab: Pig’s feet are used for training realistic wound cleaning, removal of impaled objects (including fishooks).
• Basic Extremity Splinting Lab: SAM splints are used to improvise effective extremity splints. Bring a cut T-shirt roll and a pair of heavy hiking socks.
• Advanced Extremity Splinting Lab: common expedition equipment is used to improvise effective lower extremity splints.
• 3rd Triangle Skills Lab: Demos physical exam, vital signs, SAMPLE History and SOAP documentation in preparation for full simulations.
• Focused Spine Assessment Lab: How to assess and rule out possible spine injuries in a wilderness context.
• Injection Lab: Hands-on instruction in injectable epinephrine required for the treatment of systemic allergic reactions.
• Dislocations Lab: Relocation techniques for indirect anterior shoulder, lateral patella, and digits are demonstrated and practiced. Jaw reduction and passive anterior
shoulder reduction techniques are demonstrated.
• Spine Management Lab: Lifting and moving spine injured patients and subsequent spinal support with patient on back and side in a litter, ± backboard.
• Improvised Hypothermia Packaging Lab: Sleeping bags, pads, tarps or bivy sack, plastic sheeting, and water bags/bottles are used to improvise a hypothermia pacakge.
• Improvised Litter Lab: daisy chain rope litter is demonstrated and practiced ± improvised stretcher litter.
• Video Simulations: Role plays incorporating patient assessment & documentation. Make-up is used to increase the scene’s reality. Cutable simulation clothing is
required. Portions of each simulation are videoed for after-action discussion.
• Mass Casualty Video Simulation: Students respond to a mass casualty scene as a group. The simulation is videoed for after-action discussion.